Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

प्राणत्यागं करिष्यामि यदि मां त्वं न मन्यसे । पार्वत्या प्रेरितो देवो गतोऽसौ दानवं प्रति

Transliteration

prāṇatyāgaṃ kariṣyāmi yadi māṃ tvaṃ na manyase | pārvatyā prerito devo gato'sau dānavaṃ prati

Translation

ଯଦି ତୁମେ ମୋ କଥା ନ ମାନ, ମୁଁ ପ୍ରାଣତ୍ୟାଗ କରିବି। ପାର୍ବତୀଙ୍କ ପ୍ରେରଣାରେ ପ୍ରଭୁ ସେ ଦାନବଙ୍କ ଦିଗକୁ ଗଲେ।

Word by Word

• प्राणत्यागम्: abandoning life
• प्राणत्यागम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राण + त्याग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (प्राणानां त्यागः)

• करिष्यामि: I will do
• करिष्यामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Clause linker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; शर्तवाचक (conditional particle)

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उभयलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उभयलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• मन्यसे: think/consider
• मन्यसे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √मन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• पार्वत्या: by Pārvatī
• पार्वत्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• प्रेरितः: impelled/sent
• प्रेरितः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र√ईर्/प्र√इर् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (देवः)

• देवः: the god
• देवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• गतः: went
• गतः: Kriya (Predicative participle/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past active participle/क्त as adjectival), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगे विधेय

• असौ: that (one)
• असौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असद्/अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; संकेतक (demonstrative)

• दानवम्: the demon
• दानवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• प्रति: towards
• प्रति: Gati/Direction (Destination marker/गति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपसर्गसदृश-पूर्वपद/संबन्धबोधक (preposition-like indeclinable)

Speaker

Devī (first sentence, inferred); Narrator (second sentence, explicit narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-khaṇḍa narrative field (non-specific)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pārvatī, intense and resolute, declares her vow; Śiva rises, trident in hand, turning toward a distant dark fortress of the Dānava; wind lifts garments, signaling imminent departure.

Characters & Entities

• Pārvatī
• Śiva (Deva)
• Dānava

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Narratives portray how persistent insistence and intense tapas can precipitate divine engagement, though discernment remains vital.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā/Narmadā milieu frames the episode; no particular named tīrtha appears in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse advances the storyline of approaching the tapas-performing Dānava.